Mikhail Kalashnikov
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Man and machine: Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world's most popular firearm, died Monday. (Associated Press)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) met with Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov (right) at a manufacturing plant in 2010 and once hailed his famous assault rifle as "a symbol of the creative genius of our people." (RIA-Novosti via Associated Press)
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FILE - In this July 26, 2002 file photo, Russian weapon designer Mikhail Kalashnikov presents his legendary assault rifle to the media while opening the exhibition "Kalashnikov - legend and curse of a weapon" at a weapons museum in Suhl, Germany. Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world’s most popular firearm, has died at the age of 94, Monday Dec. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)
